Do you Suffer From 'Supermom Syndrome?'
When things go topsy-turvy, how do you cope with the unsettling realization that you can’t have it all.
Moms Talk is a weekly feature on all Lehigh Valley Patches in which local parents, caregivers and other members of the community are invited to share opinions and advice on parenting topics. This week’s Moms Talk question relates to Supermom Syndrome. Whether you are a stay-at-home mom or a working mom or something in between, if the word "mom" is somewhere in your job title, odds are you are juggling at least three things at once from the time you open your eyes in the morning until your head hits the pillow at night. And, odds are, when your head hits that pillow, you are probably chastising yourself about how you could have handled at last one of those many balls you had in the air a little bit better. You could have been a little …
Motherof1
5:55 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
I live in Center Valley and I think we are living parallel lives. I have those days too. Your post brought tears to my eyes. I think despite today's hectic pace, as long as their is plenty of love in your household, you are doing a much better job than you have given yourself credit for doing. When my son was younger and he could read, I had him read a story to me while I cooked dinner. That was … more ›